2008 Antica Terra Botanica Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.6% alc.. · Medium reddish purple hue in the glass. Scents of fresh raspberry coulis with hints of candied rose, spice, and toasty oak. Very smooth on the palate with soft tannins, offering middleweight flavors of dark red raspberry and cherry with an underlying vein of earthy minerality. A prominent oak presence spoils the experience for me and the oak was even more noticeable the following day when tasted from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Your tolerance for oak will dictate your pleasure. Enjoyable now or hold mid term. Score: 89. Reviewed February 8, 2015

Winery: Antica Terra
From article: 2008 Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs: Time to Pop the Corks?